HTC Desire

Alongside today's EVO 4G leak, a Gingerbread test ROM for the HTC Desire has also leaked out via the 911HTC blog. Version 3.06.707.0 is based on Android 2.3.3, but is running the old version of Sense, which will come as disappointing news for Desire owners hoping to get their hands on the new-fangled Sense 2.0 found on more recent handsets.Right now the ROM (pre-rooted, of course) is available...

After being the first carrier to confirm the HTC Desire Gingerbread update, Three UK has now given an estimate of when they expect to push the update out to Three-branded Desires. Responding to a question on its official Twitter feed, Three said the update is "coming in for testing on Monday, so end of April early May is the plan."Other network-branded HTC Desires (in Europe, at least) should...

O2 UK has announced that it's enabled a 900MHz 3G network in London, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham, after the carrier obtained permission to use the spectrum from communications regulator Ofcom in January. O2 says this will increase its 3G coverage, improve download speeds by 30% and network capacity by 50% in these areas.To take advantage of O2's "3G900" service in the cities with coverage,...

The Froyo (Android 2.2) OTA update for the Cellular South HTC Desire is approved and on the way. According to Cellular South's Facebook page, users should receive notification of the OTA update "over the next few days", and some phones will be able to manually check for the OTA by midnight tonight.To manually check your Desire for any available updates, simply press Menu > Settings > About...

The HTC Desire and Desire HD on TELUS will receive updates to Gingerbread sometime this Spring, while a TELUS-approved Froyo update for the Motorola Milestone is expected "very soon", according to information provided by the Canadian carrier to MobileSyrup. Other Android update plans include Froyo for the Samsung Galaxy Apollo, also due in Spring, and Gingerbread for the LG Shine Plus, due in...

HTC's Desire S is still over a month away from release, but a leaked test ROM from the upcoming phone has already made its way online, courtesy of MoDaCo's Paul O'Brien. The ROM joins a growing list of leaked Gingerbread-based ROMs from HTC, including a test build from the Wildfire S and leaked Gingerbread update for the Desire HD.ROM chefs over on XDA are already hard at work porting this...

HTC has confirmed that Gingerbread will be making its way to the Desire, Desire HD and Desire Z during the second quarter of the year, according to reports from SlashGear, which sources an HTC spokesperson. HTC also re-confirmed the Incredible S Gingerbread update, though this has been known since the phone was announced.This is the first confirmation of a Gingerbread update for the Desire HD and...

A post on the official Twitter account of British carrier Three indicates that the original HTC Desire will receive an official update to Gingerbread, confirming rumors from MWC earlier this week. Responding to a tweet asking whether Three would carry Gingerbread for the Desire, the carrier said - "Yes we will but we don't have timescales yet :-)"Reports appeared on CNET UK's Crave blog earlier...

Following the initial handful of phones we reported had received CyanogenMod 7 release candidate 1 yesterday, a bunch more devices have now been graced with official RC1 builds of the Gingerbread-based custom ROM.At the time of writing, CyanogenMod 7 release candidate 1 is available for the HTC EVO 4G, MyTouch 4G, Nexus One, Nexus S, HTC Aria, HTC Desire (GSM/CDMA), HTC Slide, HTC Desire Z, T-...

Another long-awaited device update has just rolled out for those of you on U.S. Cellular. The HTC Desire Froyo update has been posted and is now ready and waiting for you to download it. So what are ya waiting for? Go get your Froyo on, folks, and most important, enjoy! Let us know in the comments or in the forums how to upgrade went for you all. [U.S. Cellular] Thanks, Brandon!Update - Yes, I...

The HTC Desire 2 rumors certainly seem to be gathering pace. Last week we reported that the phone had appeared in Vodafone Germany's inventory system, and now we have a leaked photo which purports to show the device itself.Leaker "Rastaman-FB" claims the Desire 2 runs HTC Sense on top of Android 2.3.1 and features a superAMOLED display, front-facing camera and capacitive buttons.The image has...

An image of a listing for the "HTC Desire 2" in Vodafone Germany's stock system has emerged on German blog HTCInside.de. The device, with a product code of 00300446, is listed alongside current HTC phones such as the Desire Z and Desire HD.Following the announcement of the Thunderbolt and Inspire 4G at CES last month there's been plenty of speculation about future European HTC handsets. The...

Have an Android phone on U.S. Cellular and want to know when to expect your Froyo update? We've got the goods. If this chart we've been handed rings true, the HTC Desire and Samsung Mesmerize (Galaxy S) stand to get Android 2.2 in early February, with the LG Apex following up sometime later in the first quarter.
The Samsung Acclaim just got its update -- you can find it and all future upgrades...

If you went ahead and tried out any of the CyanogenMod 7 nightly builds, you've surely noticed the new Gapps builds. This is something that the fellows on the CM team has been working on as well, and it's a pretty big change from what everyone is used to. Whenever things change, we try to get on top of it all and keep you guys informed. Hit the break for the skinny, and if this is all old-hat...

U.S. Cellular has provided a long-due update to their Android customers on the timeline they can expect for their phones to get updated to Froyo. The phones and dates listed are:Samsung Acclaim: "by the end of next week"HTC Desire: "by the end of this month"Samsung Mesmerize: MarchLG Apex: March It is puzzling why the Mesmerize will take so long to get the update as Samsung has already pushed...

No, your eyes are not deceiving you. That is uber-popular MMO World of Warcraft being played by real human hands on a HTC Desire. Now, we could get into semantics and say "Well, the game is being streamed online and isn't really 'running' on the phone" but that really isn't the point here, is it? No, the point is that simply leaving your house is no longer enough to escape the addictive...

When we brought your the first pictures of a Cox HTC Hero back in May, we were expecting it to only be a test device -- it's not a young phone, after all. But Cox has just launched its wireless service in a trio of markets -- in Orange County, Calif., Omaha, Neb., and Hampton Roads, Va. -- and the Hero the HTC Desire are among the new carrier's ranks. The Desire's going for $69.99 after two-year...

HTC has been on quite a roll this past year, and UK-based T3 (a technology and gadgets magazine) has rewarded the company with their prestigious "Technology Brand of the Year" award. Editor Luke Peters cited "solid handset performance" alongside a "determined yet humble brand personality" as leading reasons for the award, which doesn't come as a surprise as the company has nabbed smartphone of...

After a long wait, Virgin Media customers sporting the HTC Desire will now start to receive Android 2.2 (Froyo). The OTA update will be gradually pushed out, so if you don't receive it immediatly, give it time.
Here's the announcement:
HTC Desire Android 2.2 Froyo Released 11/11/10
Hi I can confirm that we’ve started sending out the Froyo update as of 9am this morning, however this is only...